Prayer Shawls

Measures 18" X 72"               {11/14/2008  © JMSQ }

Special Stitches:
X stitch: skip 2 sts, & make 1 dc in next st, go around back of st just made & into the front of prev. st, work 1 dc in back & into front prev. st. X st made
NOTE: you can do row 2 completly with X st. instead of breaking it up as I did in this pattern.
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Stitches used:
sc, hdc, dc & X stitch
J hook
Row 1: Ch 57, sc in 2 ch from hook & in each st across,(56 sts)
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), skip 1 sc, and work 1 dc in next sc from privous row, ch 1, 1 dc in next 2 sts, *ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts  *Repeat to end of row.
Row 3: ch 3, sk 1st st, 1 dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st, *work X (Instructions above), ch 1, skip 1, 1 dc in next 2 sts, ch 1 *repeat to end.
Row 4: Repeat row 2
Row 5: ch 2, hdc in each st across
Row 6: ch 3, 1 dc in each st across
Row 7: Repeat row 6
Row's 8 - Repeat rows 5-7 until is as big as you perfer- mine will measure 72" when finished.
Next row, 1 sc in each st across,
Next row: Repeat row 2
Next row: repeat row 3
Last row, 1 sc in each st across, finish off
add fringe